A man was hospitalized early Thursday after his car crashed into a pond at the State Farm Corporate South campus. … MORE
Category Archives: Local News
‘You are flying.’ Inside the harrowing 100-mile police chase in Sangamon County
When Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Jonathan Pearce saw a white pickup spotted outside a motorcycle shop that had been burglarized earlier that night, he punched the gas and chased the fleeing truck, reaching race car speeds and screeching his tires through hairpin turns.… MORE
Employee retires after three decades at Normal McDonald’s
The McDonald’s on South Main Street celebrated the retirement of Steve Petty Wednesday morning.… MORE
Auto Draft
By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Coroner released the name of a man killed in a car wreck Saturday morning. Scott W. Smith, 49, of Bloomington, was pronounced dead after his sedan and another sedan collided at the intersection of West Market Street and Wylie Drive, said Coroner Kathleen Yoder. The Bloomington Police…… MORE
Normal Police
By WMBD TV NORMAL – Two armed men robbed a person in a Schnucks parking lot, according to police. Officers with the Normal Police Department were called at 4:30 p.m. on March 10, to the 1700 block of Bradford Lane to a report of an armed robbery. When police arrived they learned two men had…… MORE
A man died and another was hospitalized after two sedans were involved in a collision Saturday morning
A man died and another was hospitalized after two sedans were involved in a collision Saturday morning.… MORE
Central Illinoisan to represent country at Special Olympics
There will be a Special Olympian from central Illinois this year.… MORE
Normal aproves Capital Investment Budget for 2025-26 fiscal year
The Town of Normal is seeing cuts due to concerns with their revenue streams.… MORE
Bloomington mayoral candidates answer questions at student-led panel
With less than a month until the April 1 consolidated election, candidates for Bloomington mayor explained their positions in front of a student panel.… MORE
Women accused of giving Zzzquil to infant set for late March trial
Two women, accused of murder in connection with the death of a 13-month-old boy, are scheduled for trial in late March.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…